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Origin and Expansion of Chinese Sociology

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  1. Shaojie Liu

    1. Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

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  • Explicitly states that the essence of sociology is to study the relativity of progress and order in human society under specific historical conditions

  • Thoroughly examines the two origins of Chinese sociology

  • Discusses in detail the characteristics and focus on values in Chinese sociology and western sociology

  • Summarizes the emergence and evolution of Chinese sociology, making it of great value in the study of the historical evolution and future development of Chinese sociology

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Introduction—Nature and Origin of Sociology

    • Shaojie Liu
    Pages 1-33

  3. Beginning of Chinese Sociology

    • Shaojie Liu
    Pages 35-70

  4. Evolution Theory of Gregariousness by Yan Fu

    • Shaojie Liu
    Pages 71-103

  5. Kang Youwei’s Theory on Great Harmony

    • Shaojie Liu
    Pages 105-142

  6. Liang Qichao’s Theory on New Citizen Education—Development of the Sociology Transcending the Sino-Western Contradiction

    • Shaojie Liu
    Pages 143-185

  7. Liang Shuming’s Cultural Sociology

    • Shaojie Liu
    Pages 187-236

  8. Expanding the New Realm of Chinese Sociology

    • Shaojie Liu
    Pages 237-261

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 263-265
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About this book

This book reexamines Chinese sociology's point of departure and boundaries of western sociology from a new academic perspective, and offers a new definition of the essence and mission of sociology, drawing and critically reflecting on the ideological and theoretical theories of the classic sociologists. On this basis, it makes a careful study of the origin of Confucian classics and western sources of Chinese sociology and analyses the origin and evolution of Chinese sociology at the intersection of Chinese and western academic history. Further, it provides a deep and thorough discussion of the social theories of Chinese sociology pioneers and founders (such as Fu Yan, Youwei Kang, and Qichao Liang) and comments on Shuming Liang’s sociological theory, which emphasizes the Chinese culture and tradition as well as the particularity of the Chinese social structure. In addition,  it also offers an in-depth analysis of Xiaotong Fei’s advocacy of the idea of expanding the traditional boundaries of sociology in his later years. With regard to promoting the development of  a new Chinese sociology, the book is particularly important in terms of expanding academic research and promoting discipline construction.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

    Shaojie Liu

About the author

Shaojie Liu is Director of the Center for Studies of Sociological Theory and Method, Renmin University of China; Professor and Doctoral Advisor at the School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin University of China; and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Sociological Review. His research fields include transitions in systematic structures, ideologies, and behavioral patterns in contemporary Chinese society; new genres and trends in contemporary overseas sociological theory; and the theory and practice of new economic sociology.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Origin and Expansion of Chinese Sociology

  • Authors: Shaojie Liu

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3094-4

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: China Renmin University Press 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3093-7Published: 01 April 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3096-8Published: 01 April 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-3094-4Published: 31 March 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 265

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sociological Theory, Historical Sociology, Sociology of Culture

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